-PrivateFly.com signs travel trade partnership with Caribbean travel agents Cruise and Rail Int'l Ltd-
PrivateFly.com, the online booking engine for private aviation,
has announced a new partnership with specialist Caribbean travel agency Cruise and Rail Int'l.
This new partnership will allow Cruise and Rail Int'l online travel tools such as instant private charter
pricing and an itinerary planner that locates closest airfields and calculates aircraft suitability based
on factors such as runway length and passenger numbers. They can now offer bespoke, flexible, end-to-end
travel solutions for business or leisure trips to the Caribbean islands, where scheduled air travel can involve
complex and time-consuming connections.
After the initial cost estimate, Cruise and Rail's team of agents can submit their client's flight request to all
relevant aircraft operators worldwide. The agent can compare available aircraft quotes and specification - which are
usually returned within minutes - and complete the client's booking online or by phone, with PrivateFly's expert team
available 24/7. Clients can also submit their own private charter requests via Cruise and Rail's website.
Theo Alleyne, Chairman of Cruise and Rail Int'l comments: "Our partnership with PrivateFly.com will allow us to provide
travellers with an essential international travel solution and greater options in getting to their destinations.
PrivateFly's stellar performance during the recent European ash crisis reflects the reliability
and consistency that will be brought to the Caribbean private air charter marketplace.
We are excited, and delighted that our team can use a platform like PrivateFly.com to access global charter
quickly and easily for customers".
Carol Cork, marketing director of PrivateFly.com, adds: "Our partnership with
Cruise and Rail allows us to increase our distribution in the Caribbean, where the island geography makes private
charter a particularly convenient and direct alternative to scheduled flights - for business and leisure travellers alike".
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Notes to editors
About PrivateFly:
PrivateFly is an online booking network that makes it quicker, easier and more cost effective to arrange private jet charter.
With over 2700 operators registered worldwide, PrivateFly is the only online aggregator for private jet charter in Europe.
PrivateFly combines online efficiency and transparency with offline expertise to offer a full-service VIP charter
service to direct customers and partners. The bespoke software has been created in-house specifically to meet the
needs of charter customers and operators.
In February 2010 PrivateFly launched the world's first iPhone application to provide instant private jet pricing on a mobile phone.
PrivateFly was recently announced as one of the Smarta 100 companies 2010, by a judging panel including Dragon's Den's
Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs, such as Bebo founder Michael Birch. The company also won the
innovation category of the Best Business Awards in February 2010.
Founded in 2007, the company is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and has plans to expand within Europe and selected international markets throughout 2010.
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